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Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions

You're reading from   Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions Automate software development workflows and seamlessly deploy your applications using GitHub Actions

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800560406
Length 216 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1:Introduction and Overview of Technologies Used with GitHub Actions
2. Chapter 1: Learning the Foundations for GitHub Actions FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Deep Diving into GitHub Actions 4. Section 2: Advanced Concepts and Hands-On Exercises to Create Actions
5. Chapter 3: A Closer Look at Workflows 6. Chapter 4: Working with Self-Hosted Runners 7. Chapter 5: Writing Your Own Actions 8. Chapter 6: Marketplace – Finding Existing Actions and Publishing Your Own 9. Section 3: Customizing Existing Actions, Migrations, and the Future of GitHub Actions
10. Chapter 7: Migrations 11. Chapter 8: Contributing to the Community and Finding Help 12. Chapter 9: The Future of GitHub Actions 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Reviewing the webhook events that trigger workflows

In Chapter 2, Deep Diving into GitHub Actions, you learned about scheduled events and manual events, but webhook events were only covered briefly. Although this section will not cover a comprehensive list of all webhook events that can trigger a workflow, you will learn more about these events and see some examples that can help you create your own workflow.

Important note

To see the complete list of webhook events that trigger workflows, visit https://docs.github.com/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows#webhook-events.

Webhooks, in general, are HTTP callbacks that can be defined by a user and are triggered by specific events that happen on a platform. GitHub supports many different webhook events that you can consider when implementing CI/CD strategies using GitHub Actions. Those events can be used individually and in conjunction with manual and scheduled events. In addition to the webhook events that you have...

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